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so civil rights enforcement, a piece of it. as arnie said that folks have the resources, the strategies in hand to deal with these very, very problems is what we're doing now and will correspondent to do going forward. >> thank you an amazingly important national conversation. thanks for having us today. >>> coming up live tonight, the alabama republican party is hosting a presidential candidate's forum in birmingham. speakers include newt gingrich and rick santorum. ron paul and former massachusetts governor mitt romney declined to participate in the event. we'll have it live at 6:30 on our companion network, cspan. >> at some point the federal government has to be able to say to a private business that owns critical infrastructure that we all depend on, that an enemy might attack, that we have got to be able to say to them, you've got to meet this standard of defending yourself and defending our country. >> in the year 2010, the estimate is that there were three billion cyber attacks on private and government computer systems
so civil rights enforcement, a piece of it. as arnie said that folks have the resources, the strategies in hand to deal with these very, very problems is what we're doing now and will correspondent to do going forward. >> thank you an amazingly important national conversation. thanks for having us today. >>> coming up live tonight, the alabama republican party is hosting a presidential candidate's forum in birmingham. speakers include newt gingrich and rick santorum. ron paul and...
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it was april 2011 for portland to pass a strong civil liberties, civil rights protection of its residents, of promoting local control over a anti counterterrorism work. why did they pass a year ago and it has taken us this help -- as long? just curious. >> i will defer to my colleague if he has any insight. but my perspective, borden was coming from a different place. they had not been participating with the jttf at all. a lot of times, this work is driven by fear. hear, what is slowing us down is the fear that if we change the rules of engagement with the fbi, we might be less safe. we are coming at it from different directions. supervisor mar: on behalf of the experience of the council and bay area, but are different examples of how affiliation with is lot more faith-based affiliation has led to brown the searches or arrests of people? i wonder if you could give us the anecdotes or information. >> it is a good thing my clients to not get arrested, but at the same time, it is frightening that they are frequently harassed by law enforcement when there is no actual suspicion of criminal ac
it was april 2011 for portland to pass a strong civil liberties, civil rights protection of its residents, of promoting local control over a anti counterterrorism work. why did they pass a year ago and it has taken us this help -- as long? just curious. >> i will defer to my colleague if he has any insight. but my perspective, borden was coming from a different place. they had not been participating with the jttf at all. a lot of times, this work is driven by fear. hear, what is slowing...
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. >> it's always been a civil rights struggle. i had the opportunity while i was doing to are sue my education, i had a chance it study the school system. it's always been a problem. my point of view -- i thought bussings with a dpd thing, but it enabled our young kids to get a better education than where they were. this has been a problem going on since the 1900's, going back that far. it's in the just now. it's always been a problem. now you have a bet are chance of getting an education than you ever did. whether they take advantage of it or not, that's another story. >> how do you deal with afghanistan? i mean, what is the end game there? >> i can't -- just my opinion, i can't advice anyone on for policy, but when they first did it, voted on it, i thought it was a mistake, okay. i still think it was a mistake but if they had done it in the right way when they went in, then it could have worked, but they made the same mistakes as they decide in vietnam, okay. i served in the 3rd infantry division while these a-- atrocities suppo
. >> it's always been a civil rights struggle. i had the opportunity while i was doing to are sue my education, i had a chance it study the school system. it's always been a problem. my point of view -- i thought bussings with a dpd thing, but it enabled our young kids to get a better education than where they were. this has been a problem going on since the 1900's, going back that far. it's in the just now. it's always been a problem. now you have a bet are chance of getting an education...
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we start at 8:00 eastern with a look at the presidency and civil rights. we'll hear from historian, civil rights leaders and former white house staff members from fdr's presidency to today. "american history tv" in primetime all week on c-span3. >>> next on american history tv, a discussion on world war ii reporting and censorship and the experience of associated press reporter ed kennedy. mr. kennedy was fired in 1945 after he defied a military embargo by reporting on germany's surrender a day before the official announcement. in early may of this year, the associated press apologized for having fired kennedy. the national press club hosted this one-hour event. >> good anning, everyone, and welcome to the national did press club. i'm rick dunham for the hearst newspapers and "the houston chronicle" and president of the national press club journal institute which is the educational and charitable arm of the national press club that handles everything from the cutting-edge journalism training to book racks and other book events at the national press club. t
we start at 8:00 eastern with a look at the presidency and civil rights. we'll hear from historian, civil rights leaders and former white house staff members from fdr's presidency to today. "american history tv" in primetime all week on c-span3. >>> next on american history tv, a discussion on world war ii reporting and censorship and the experience of associated press reporter ed kennedy. mr. kennedy was fired in 1945 after he defied a military embargo by reporting on...
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i think lyndon johnson cared about civil-rights. the second part of your question, how did he get kennedy -- it takes a lot of pages in this book to talk about all the things he does but the thing he does on the instant, this bill appears to be totally dead. he says didn't someone file a discharge petition? discharge petition had been filed -- this bill was in a committee that was never going to let it out. wasn't even the senate. still in the house rules committee which was shared by judge howard w. smith and would even give a date. the bill was going nowhere. johnson remembers someone filed a discharge petition to take away from that committee. that was -- a discharge petition ever -- never passed. violation of house rules and no president had ever gotten behind one before. johnson calls the representative who introduces it and representative of missouri has been told by the leaders dropped this thing and listen to johnson in this telephone call to see a genius in human nature because the first half of the call, we can't violate t
i think lyndon johnson cared about civil-rights. the second part of your question, how did he get kennedy -- it takes a lot of pages in this book to talk about all the things he does but the thing he does on the instant, this bill appears to be totally dead. he says didn't someone file a discharge petition? discharge petition had been filed -- this bill was in a committee that was never going to let it out. wasn't even the senate. still in the house rules committee which was shared by judge...
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texted has nothing to do with civil rights. it is a moral issue, not a civil-rights issue. >> the group says it will firmly opposed all efforts that restrict marriage equality. >> another day of protests in chicago as world leaders wrapped up the nato summit to discuss the war in afghanistan. nikole killion is in washington with the details. >> obama and nato leaders said they are committed to ending the war within the next two years. demonstrators returned to the streets of chicago for more protest as nato leaders gathered for final day of meetings. the summit focused on our way forward in afghanistan. >> our nations and the world have a vital interest in the success of this mission. i am confident that we can advance that goal. we can responsibly bring this war to an end. >> president obama joins other heads of state in agreeing to a plan that would end combat operations in 2014. >> this will mark an important milestone in our shared journey. >> u.s. and nato troops will transition to an advisory role as afghan forces assumed
texted has nothing to do with civil rights. it is a moral issue, not a civil-rights issue. >> the group says it will firmly opposed all efforts that restrict marriage equality. >> another day of protests in chicago as world leaders wrapped up the nato summit to discuss the war in afghanistan. nikole killion is in washington with the details. >> obama and nato leaders said they are committed to ending the war within the next two years. demonstrators returned to the streets of...
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to protect the privacy and the civil rights of innocent individuals. this administration is committed to making sure that our surveillance programs appropriately reflect all of these interests. let me give you an example. under section 702 of the foreign surveillance act the attorney general and the director of national intelligence may authorize annually with approval of the foreign intelligence surveillance court collection directed at identified categories of foreign intelligence targe oer for each individual subject. this ensures that the government has the flexibility and the agility that it needs to identify and to respond to terrorists and other foreign threats to our security. but the government may not use this authority intentionally to target a u.s. person here or abroad or anyone -- anyone -- knn the law requires special procedures reviewed approved by the foreign intelligence surveillance court to make sure that these restrictions are followed and to protect the pry vas of any u.s. persons whose nonpublic information may be incidentally ac
to protect the privacy and the civil rights of innocent individuals. this administration is committed to making sure that our surveillance programs appropriately reflect all of these interests. let me give you an example. under section 702 of the foreign surveillance act the attorney general and the director of national intelligence may authorize annually with approval of the foreign intelligence surveillance court collection directed at identified categories of foreign intelligence targe oer...
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and they deserve the same civil rights protections as all other americans. the fact is, over the last 45 years, we have made great strides in america towards eliminating discrimination in the workplace. our country is a far better place because of laws against discrimination in the workplace, based on race, sex, national origin, religion, age and disability, among others. it is time at long last for us to also prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. such discrimination is wrong and should not be tolerated. as we will hear today, many states and businesses are already leading the way by demonstrating that full equality is not only the right thing to do, but it benefits all. however, the harsh reality is that employers in most states can still fire, refuse to hire, or otherwise discriminate against individuals because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. and shockingly, they can do so within the law. too many hard-working americans, whether employed by private companies or by public entities, are being judged
and they deserve the same civil rights protections as all other americans. the fact is, over the last 45 years, we have made great strides in america towards eliminating discrimination in the workplace. our country is a far better place because of laws against discrimination in the workplace, based on race, sex, national origin, religion, age and disability, among others. it is time at long last for us to also prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. such...
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many of the examples you cite in "right gone wrong" are of individuals who are using civil rights laws to get what they see as their own rights or entitlements. you argue, extremists on both the left in the in the end the right have hijacked civil rights for personal advantage. can you talk about some of the more political ones of these issues whether it's something on the left or something on the right? >> beasher although it to say sometimes it can be hard to tell the left in the right apart in some of these debates but not always. so i will give an example and then you can decide whether you think it is the left or the right. so, both in federal law and in state law for cases i'm about to talk about our under state civil rights laws. extremely important in making sure that women have access to the workplace and women have access on equal footing to public accommodations. places like restaurants and bars and what have you. now these laws have been used by in order to overturn ladies night at local bars and restaurants. of california's one of the states where ladies night is a violati
many of the examples you cite in "right gone wrong" are of individuals who are using civil rights laws to get what they see as their own rights or entitlements. you argue, extremists on both the left in the in the end the right have hijacked civil rights for personal advantage. can you talk about some of the more political ones of these issues whether it's something on the left or something on the right? >> beasher although it to say sometimes it can be hard to tell the left in...
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it is the moral and civil rights issue of our day. >> all right. moving now to foreign relations, afghanistan. what's the end game? >> i do in the support any further engagement in afghanistan. i've taken flack from both parties. we need to responsibly start withdrawing our troops. i find no reason being that they can't give us a pet trick of success to continue an engagement with in end game in sight. it's time to wrap it up. the mission was noble. our soldiers are noble. they are the greatest patriots, but it's tim to bring them home. >> is the healthcare act the answer. governor romney said he will repeal and replace it. where do you stand? >> we have this independent payment advisory board that will tell you when you can and i can't have a hip replacement based on what, statistics used in britain, quality life years. we are a free country. healthcare needs to be reformed. do we have real proposals, absolutely. you they focus on your choice not a board. >> people think so much about congress and the stalemate going back and forth between the dem
it is the moral and civil rights issue of our day. >> all right. moving now to foreign relations, afghanistan. what's the end game? >> i do in the support any further engagement in afghanistan. i've taken flack from both parties. we need to responsibly start withdrawing our troops. i find no reason being that they can't give us a pet trick of success to continue an engagement with in end game in sight. it's time to wrap it up. the mission was noble. our soldiers are noble. they are...
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do you think this is a civil rights issue? >> i believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. and the president and the democrats can talk about this all they want. the fact is, the american people are focused on our economy and they're asking the question, where are the jobs? >> you don't think it's a civil rights issue at all? >> the senate passed a version of the violence against woman act reauthorization with bipartisan support. the house was taking it up next week. a different version. if this moving forward, as it often does, as we see the back and forth, does it threaten to hurt republicans politically if democrats continue this drum beat of it being another example of a war on women? will it hurt -- >> this is another one of the democrat gimmicks that goes on around here. you know, there are thousands of unauthorized programs that continue to be funded through the appropriations process. this is a reauthorization of that law. it's getting a review in both the house and the senate and a lot of that review
do you think this is a civil rights issue? >> i believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. and the president and the democrats can talk about this all they want. the fact is, the american people are focused on our economy and they're asking the question, where are the jobs? >> you don't think it's a civil rights issue at all? >> the senate passed a version of the violence against woman act reauthorization with bipartisan support. the house was taking it up...
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martin luther king in the civil rights movement. i think that most people understand that my experience in the audience at large as the understand it. that as a reporter if you are worried of being an american reporter your role is to be an honest broker of information. in that role if you report stories that are highly partisan political people and exceptionally committed to the logical people then they are going to start calling you names. with martin luther king and the civil rights movement because i was from cbs we recall the color broadcasting system. out of that group rather it is pro liberal. my answer to that has always been you are what your record is personally take a look at the record. it's what is called a transitional neighborhood in texas. that is a poor neighborhood. i never saw the inside of the evening in elementary middle school, high school and college having gone to the public school institutions. i volunteered twice in the u.s. military and was deemed in the army. i lied about it and got to confess and i was i
martin luther king in the civil rights movement. i think that most people understand that my experience in the audience at large as the understand it. that as a reporter if you are worried of being an american reporter your role is to be an honest broker of information. in that role if you report stories that are highly partisan political people and exceptionally committed to the logical people then they are going to start calling you names. with martin luther king and the civil rights movement...
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and what is the first of all, civil rights? the right to safety. if you cannot be safe and if you don't have the first of all, freedom from violence, it is not the right to free speech only this slave owning aristocrat is based on speech because they were landowning white men billion. they are among slaves and so used to be catered to they would not think about the right to shelter or the basic of all rights of the right to safety and freedom from violence if you don't have that you have no life. that is the bedrock of all human rights as a civil-rights lawyer the children died everyday for saying they were from the wrong neighborhood and dodged a bullet to get to school and often would not because they could not get there safely. they're word games phones and calzones in our own backyard. the richest city of the richest country on the face of the planet and 7 miles south of my office children could not walk to school they actually dodged bullets. even though the conditions there are better and we are enjoying the 50 year lows of crime reduction en
and what is the first of all, civil rights? the right to safety. if you cannot be safe and if you don't have the first of all, freedom from violence, it is not the right to free speech only this slave owning aristocrat is based on speech because they were landowning white men billion. they are among slaves and so used to be catered to they would not think about the right to shelter or the basic of all rights of the right to safety and freedom from violence if you don't have that you have no...
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we passed the civil rights law to prevent that. the second city right not to have your vote canceled up by someone who is an illegal alien, and died, voting twice, or someone who does not even exist. that to file its your sole rights. we can do both. now, an obstacle to this is to reference the previous speaker on fast and furious, the eric holder justice department. they claim there is no voter fraud america. the clinical want to poll taxes. eric holder himself said that. they are suing any state that they can sing their voter i.d. lot is unconstitutional even and has been up held by the supreme court. so where are we with the lyrical the justice department? a complete stall. well, this is no accident. the president of the united states got his start with these issues. his first major political challenge chicago for barack obama was with a group called project vote, a voter registration effort that registered 135,000 people and illinois in '91 and '92. project vote was allied with and an affiliate of the acorn. how many of you hav
we passed the civil rights law to prevent that. the second city right not to have your vote canceled up by someone who is an illegal alien, and died, voting twice, or someone who does not even exist. that to file its your sole rights. we can do both. now, an obstacle to this is to reference the previous speaker on fast and furious, the eric holder justice department. they claim there is no voter fraud america. the clinical want to poll taxes. eric holder himself said that. they are suing any...
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snowden is the director of the baltimore so rights committee. -- baltimore civil rights committee. two brothers accused of beating a black teenager are getting ready to go on trial tomorrow. they are accused of beating a 15-year-old boy who was walking to a baltimore neighborhood in november 2010. the brothers are claiming self defense saying that the boy was holding a nail-studded board. 11 military members are involved in the scandal and of the pool secret service members being investigated, only one has been cleared so far. there are also questions over whether any white house personnel were involved. >> the white house ought to be conducting its own internal investigation of white house personnel that were in cartagena and just to make sure that none of them were involved in this inappropriate behavior. >> the white house says that it has no such evidence. they are standing behind the secret service director mark sullivan. we will get our first check the forecast. >> it has been raining all day. about nonstop all along. interesting statistic -- we have only had five occasions s
snowden is the director of the baltimore so rights committee. -- baltimore civil rights committee. two brothers accused of beating a black teenager are getting ready to go on trial tomorrow. they are accused of beating a 15-year-old boy who was walking to a baltimore neighborhood in november 2010. the brothers are claiming self defense saying that the boy was holding a nail-studded board. 11 military members are involved in the scandal and of the pool secret service members being investigated,...
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the same question was asked of the civil rights movement. i was a junior pastor and we went to a restaurant. we had to go to the back door. the pastor stood in that back room where we were waiting for our food and said your grandchildren will never be able to go into the front door of the restaurant. seven years later we were going into the front door. we can make a difference if we join together. >> you would like to see that 18% of african-americans become higher. >> absolutely. i know it is possible. we are going to work very hard. >> why is it not the case now? >> we have not been out there doing what we are doing. >> is the community not aware of this? this is against their values and you need to go explain that? >> every time it has been voted on, the african-american community has voted against it. in every state. no exception. but i think that african- american community must be aware of the damage. i think they are looking at the fact that he is black, really have a black, half white, they are looking at that instead of what he is d
the same question was asked of the civil rights movement. i was a junior pastor and we went to a restaurant. we had to go to the back door. the pastor stood in that back room where we were waiting for our food and said your grandchildren will never be able to go into the front door of the restaurant. seven years later we were going into the front door. we can make a difference if we join together. >> you would like to see that 18% of african-americans become higher. >> absolutely. i...
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buyers say areas with similar law does not have that problem. >> it is a basic civil rights law. there should not be much argument about it. >> last year a bill died in the senate. today he believes both bodies will vote on it this legislative session. >> still to come, one of the largest banks is considering a new fee. we will tell you about the people who will feel the effect of that. >> that hill is back with a forecast. -- doug hill is back with a forecast. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] being welcomed into someone's garage is a lot like ing welcomed into their home. ♪ ♪ sure, the decorating isn't always as nice but the sentiment's the same. [ dog barking ] so thank you, for making chevy america's top-selling car brand in 2011. from our factory to your home, chevy runs deep. >> bank of america is considering monthly fees for checking accounts. the bay charge fees unless they agree to bank online, buy certain products, or maintain certain balances. they are testing reaction in arizona, georgia, and massachusetts. >> president obama has converted his facebook page to the time l
buyers say areas with similar law does not have that problem. >> it is a basic civil rights law. there should not be much argument about it. >> last year a bill died in the senate. today he believes both bodies will vote on it this legislative session. >> still to come, one of the largest banks is considering a new fee. we will tell you about the people who will feel the effect of that. >> that hill is back with a forecast. -- doug hill is back with a forecast. ♪ ♪ [...
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king and the civil-rights movement was my job to cover him and the civil rights movement. i could not believe some of the things i saw. i saw a ku klux klan rally for the first time. i had heard about them but never seen one. to see one, the chill that went through me as a white person and i could only imagine what went through the minds of people of color. i couldn't believe the police in any city in the united states of america would turn high-pressure fire hoses on women and children in a non-violent large. i couldn't believe they would turn vicious dogs on them but i saw these things. it was my job to get them on film. if i had to pick one story that influenced me the most that would be it. >> thank you very much. >> i was wondering if you would share your last few memories of your time in dallas, the kennedy assassination. >> thank you for being here and thank you for the question. because -- i was fooled away from coverage of the civil-rights movement to cover president kennedy's trip to texas which was somewhat routine political trip to the state in preparation of t
king and the civil-rights movement was my job to cover him and the civil rights movement. i could not believe some of the things i saw. i saw a ku klux klan rally for the first time. i had heard about them but never seen one. to see one, the chill that went through me as a white person and i could only imagine what went through the minds of people of color. i couldn't believe the police in any city in the united states of america would turn high-pressure fire hoses on women and children in a...
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. >> former secretary of state condoleezza rice recently referred to education as quote, the civil rights struggle of our day. do you agree with that assessment? if so, how do you address it. >> it's the cred you want to give every single child an equal opportunity to a decent opportunity. they need to be able it go into a good school that's got supplies and materials where there's a qualified teacher in front of every classroom. that costs some money to do on the front end but we get that back in terms of that investment. you have productive sit zens that contribute to the society going forward. i think baltimore is striving to do that. i'm proud of what the efforts have been in this re john and i'll -- region and i'll continue to fight for it. >> what's the end game for afghanistan? >> the end came is to bring our troops home. i would like to see a more aggressive schedule in that. the president has laid out -- i think his schedule is pretty aggressive. we lost a lot of lives, put a lot of money behind. this those are resources, frankly, that can go to support some of these things i jus
. >> former secretary of state condoleezza rice recently referred to education as quote, the civil rights struggle of our day. do you agree with that assessment? if so, how do you address it. >> it's the cred you want to give every single child an equal opportunity to a decent opportunity. they need to be able it go into a good school that's got supplies and materials where there's a qualified teacher in front of every classroom. that costs some money to do on the front end but we...
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from the beginning i have memories of -- so my participants were civil -- parents were civil rights activists, and after the civil rights act passes and the voting rights, then they turned to politics. i grew up licking ndpa stamps, that was the party, the national democratic party -- i have memories, my father ran for governor against george wallace in 1970, and i just have these memories of my summers being taken all around the state, particularly the black belt of the state, those counties that were the center of the plantation economy during the antibell lumbar era, not surprisingly 100 years later where all the black votes were. and it felt like particularly during that election in 1970, it felt like i had been carried to every black church in the black belt, you know? and i watched my father give this stump speech over and over and over again invoking frederick douglass, that famous line those who profess to deprecate agitation are like the, you know, people who want the crops without plowing up the ground. and that's where the line comes from. frederick douglass, the title, the agitato
from the beginning i have memories of -- so my participants were civil -- parents were civil rights activists, and after the civil rights act passes and the voting rights, then they turned to politics. i grew up licking ndpa stamps, that was the party, the national democratic party -- i have memories, my father ran for governor against george wallace in 1970, and i just have these memories of my summers being taken all around the state, particularly the black belt of the state, those counties...
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department is conducting the civil rights investigation. the city manager is calling for an independent review of the police action following the shooting. >> reporter: and within the last hour, the dad spoke up about the chief's decision to temporarily step aside. >> yes, the temporary shut down. >> we wanted something for them. >> now, they also met with the justice department at the civil rights investigation. meanwhile, the florida prosecutors will be convening the grand jury next month to decide if zimmerman should be charged. >> they say you stand your ground with no duty to retreat even outside your home. but bruce leshan reports that d.c., maryland, and virginia all require you to back away if you can. >> reporter: most states, they have laws or presidents that will say your home is your passion. >> so if you have a fear about death or injury, then you could use the deadly form with no duty to retreat. in maryland, d.c., and florida, this would likely be self- defense, but it depends. they killed that furniture delivery room in thei
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rights movement, or perhaps if your parents or grandparents came from another country and settled here what it's like. only five to ten percent of the ands come up. if i asked that same question in afghanistan or pakistan or africa 90% of ands come up and i think the as great tragedy we've lost that oral tradition and a rich tradition about folklore and heritage and faith and heritage. to honor that today i'd like to share with you a little story. it's a hard cover book that came out in march of 2006. anybody have a hard cover. wave it up here. you might not want it after i say this. i got to pick the title. three cups of tea but viking told me they would pick the subtitle and they picked one man mission to fight terrorism one school at a time. i objected because obviously there's- ways to fight tear riz m with education but i said i do this to promote peace and i started 8 years before 911 and this is about promoting peace through education. i've worked afghanistan and pakistan many years and i said we need to have a tribal council. i went to manhattan in the fall of 2005 and the big
rights movement, or perhaps if your parents or grandparents came from another country and settled here what it's like. only five to ten percent of the ands come up. if i asked that same question in afghanistan or pakistan or africa 90% of ands come up and i think the as great tragedy we've lost that oral tradition and a rich tradition about folklore and heritage and faith and heritage. to honor that today i'd like to share with you a little story. it's a hard cover book that came out in march...
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. >>> the president of the naacp spoke out today about a vote this past weekend by civil rights group. live in san francisco tonight. >> reporter: now the naacp vote for gay marriage rights is being called a game changer in historic move and local san francisco passer was part of that vote. >> this nation is a democracy. >> dr. amos brown is on the board that passed the resolution in support of gay marriage rights. saw stand he says that tries to separate religious views from religious rights. >> this does not mean that this state -- this nation -- any faster. you must marry the person of same sex. >> comes just as controversy over gay marriage rights has caused deep divisions in african-american movie. >> goes against many african- americans that oppose gay marriage. >> six out of 10 oppose gay marriage as a principal and rooted in the african-american church. >> ap or african persons decide to support recently taken the stand in support of gay marriage rights. it's about time for the black community to have a deep dialogue. >> i think it's a good step. i think it long over new that
. >>> the president of the naacp spoke out today about a vote this past weekend by civil rights group. live in san francisco tonight. >> reporter: now the naacp vote for gay marriage rights is being called a game changer in historic move and local san francisco passer was part of that vote. >> this nation is a democracy. >> dr. amos brown is on the board that passed the resolution in support of gay marriage rights. saw stand he says that tries to separate religious...
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president for violation of civil rights laws. you could make a case one example involves the harvard law school is obama's latest supreme court appointee elena kagan argued a case in front of the justice department against the humanitarian law project with the support of the far right to justices. obama won the case but the charges is one that may implicate many people here that the charges and they provide material assistance that is on the terrorist list in this case come of legal advice to the pkk and group, one of the kurdish groups -- kurdish groups expanded the concept from providing guns are something like that to providing the legal advice and even advice >> extends a very broadly and shortly after the supreme court decision dozens of fbi agents but to destroy the documents for when they break your home but the charges they are trying to find evidence of those of been indicted by the grand jury or supporting the palestinian group for pro but the idea of expressing support for the troops on the terrorist list is material a
president for violation of civil rights laws. you could make a case one example involves the harvard law school is obama's latest supreme court appointee elena kagan argued a case in front of the justice department against the humanitarian law project with the support of the far right to justices. obama won the case but the charges is one that may implicate many people here that the charges and they provide material assistance that is on the terrorist list in this case come of legal advice to...
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now today the state civil rights commission said that's discrimination and a lot of neighbors agreed. >> you think it's a pretty insensitive thing to do. it doesn't represent our neighborhood or how we treat people. >> really sad. you can't really change people, people need to change themselves. that was wrong. that wasn't right. >> the sign has been taken down. the landlord don't respond . she first said it was meant as a decoration. >> we have all heard the advice just let them cry it out. sometimes that works for upset children but it may not be the best practice for a school. some parents at a elementary school in connecticut say kid whose act up are being put in a scream room. it's supposed to be a place for students with behavior problems to go and calm down but some say the idea is dangerous. they say a child could hurt themselves in that room and other students have heard scary noises that come from the door. >> the kids call it is scream room because they hear screaming, supposedly screaming, urinating on the floors, ambulances have been called. >> the superintendent said the
now today the state civil rights commission said that's discrimination and a lot of neighbors agreed. >> you think it's a pretty insensitive thing to do. it doesn't represent our neighborhood or how we treat people. >> really sad. you can't really change people, people need to change themselves. that was wrong. that wasn't right. >> the sign has been taken down. the landlord don't respond . she first said it was meant as a decoration. >> we have all heard the advice just...
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. >> we're used to being on the cutting edge of civil rights and today it's one more step in oakland's history of challenging the establishment and even the city government making a difference and opening doors for new people. >> the oakland city council approved the appointments on february 1st. >>> former illinois governor rod blagojevich is now an inmate at a colorado federal prison. he made a pit stop at a fast- food restaurant on the way to denver, colorado. he was found guilty of 18 corruption charges, including trying to sell president obama's vacated seat. he will be the state's second governor currently in prison. in 2006, george ryan was convicted on corruption charges. >>> the rain has eased up but mark tamayo says it's not over. there's new information for you on what to expect. >>> and some bay area students may have looked like they were having fun this morning but this is actually serious business. >>> the stormy weather may have played a role in this crash outside of the ikea story of the car veered off the and slammed into a hydrant street sending water gushing in the
. >> we're used to being on the cutting edge of civil rights and today it's one more step in oakland's history of challenging the establishment and even the city government making a difference and opening doors for new people. >> the oakland city council approved the appointments on february 1st. >>> former illinois governor rod blagojevich is now an inmate at a colorado federal prison. he made a pit stop at a fast- food restaurant on the way to denver, colorado. he was...
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spby un going back to civil-rights, dr. king talks about the rights but not simply tking about giving caers hrgts eyd over three centuries but transforming the entire comunity. the word most associated is beloved community. looking at how rithhohaeeicansgth theirs, comes after a long period that they sacrifice a lot for their nation. after thousands and thousands fought and died. thinking of the gay-rights movement, it is quintessentially american. ink theman one is that gay and lesbian can serve equally. not on wll street to make a lot of moeybti te demand for gay marriage in the americanmt e the responsibilities that straight married people have to share. we came to uerstan liberalism to avoid of community isot in that adn. sreac unbung it is nice of brad to say dier that they wrote apect very nice thing he but kemp of conservative afterwards aughr] astacto description of who nseativs we. n assure you it says give of cents with the conservative tradition. wh bothers me now is they have thrown overbrdte conservative -- con
spby un going back to civil-rights, dr. king talks about the rights but not simply tking about giving caers hrgts eyd over three centuries but transforming the entire comunity. the word most associated is beloved community. looking at how rithhohaeeicansgth theirs, comes after a long period that they sacrifice a lot for their nation. after thousands and thousands fought and died. thinking of the gay-rights movement, it is quintessentially american. ink theman one is that gay and lesbian can...
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her advocacy focuses on immigration reform and civil rights and human rights for all. i'm not going to read all of this. we're going to hear from you. come ahead, brittany. >> thank you. i want to start by saying talking about solutions is a great theme for any immigration conference. we all know that our current immigration system is full of problems and we spend a lot of time talking about those problems. i'm guilty of that myself. but not enough time really doing the hard work to get towards solutions so i want to thank the organizers of today's event for bringing us all together where we can do the real dirty work of figuring out how to move forward. so what are these problems that we have in our current immigration system? i'm going to give a brief overview of some of the stickiest issues we're dealing with. we have families who are separated who are seeking to reunite but are thwarted in doing so by our immigration system. we have businesses who are seeking a stable and a skilled work force, we have workers who are seeking protections and the opportunity to thriv
her advocacy focuses on immigration reform and civil rights and human rights for all. i'm not going to read all of this. we're going to hear from you. come ahead, brittany. >> thank you. i want to start by saying talking about solutions is a great theme for any immigration conference. we all know that our current immigration system is full of problems and we spend a lot of time talking about those problems. i'm guilty of that myself. but not enough time really doing the hard work to get...
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as the civil rights struggle of our day. >> every parent in this day doesn't have a chic on how their child will be educated. our aren'ts who were poor or middle class don't have the option to s. their child to a variety of schools. they have a local school. if it works, that's good. if it's bad, they don't have a choice. we have to allow them to did to another school in the public school system and to be give an vouch are to go into the private school system. if that public school can't get itself back on track, we can't leave those children behind. i think miss rice is right on the mark on this. >> what do we do about afghanistan? >> the first thing we have to do is realize our foreign policy is way out of whack. we have lost respect in the world. we are not the powerful nation that we were in that i think our allies have doubts about whether we're serious about being the leader for freedom. we're discussing whether or not there will be a 10% cut in our defense. this is another 10% cut. if we take those type of cuts, there's no way we are going to be the leaders in the free world, a
as the civil rights struggle of our day. >> every parent in this day doesn't have a chic on how their child will be educated. our aren'ts who were poor or middle class don't have the option to s. their child to a variety of schools. they have a local school. if it works, that's good. if it's bad, they don't have a choice. we have to allow them to did to another school in the public school system and to be give an vouch are to go into the private school system. if that public school can't...
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was going to be as important a moment in the civil rights movement? >> no, i didn't. we had no idea. >> now they share their story with teens every where. >> it is important that we go out and tell the story. that's what we have been doing. they need to know. >> they're also promoting a book they say about their experience and it is said to hit store shelves later this year. right no now we to want check in with rob who says there is snow and rain headed our way which is unusual this time of year, isn't it, rob? >> even for february standards. if we can get snow levels close to 2,000 feet which we may see by monday, that is unusually cool for the bay area today. we started to see the cooldown in terms of temperatures, no 70s on the map, the island was down around santa cruz, 67 to warm things up near the shore and upper 50s and low 60s elsewhere and temperatures mainly in the 50s come tomorrow like we have outside now. 51 in san francisco, 54 san jose. breezy at times and winds should back off tonight and transporting in dryer air, cooler air, too, an
was going to be as important a moment in the civil rights movement? >> no, i didn't. we had no idea. >> now they share their story with teens every where. >> it is important that we go out and tell the story. that's what we have been doing. they need to know. >> they're also promoting a book they say about their experience and it is said to hit store shelves later this year. right no now we to want check in with rob who says there is snow and rain headed our way which is...
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want their voices heard and i thought this movement as a nonviolent civil rights movement. i talked about the symbolism often by and activism of the bill if your mind should look at the darkness but the real action should be driven to work to chance. wealthy british style. markets find scandal find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines to name two causes a report on our. secret lover touring to mccurry was able to build a new most sophisticated robot which will unfortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tim's mission to teach me the creation of why i should care about humans and worry that this is why you should care only on the dog. we speak your language i mean some of the well i know but there. were news programs and documentaries and spanish more matters to you breaking news a little tonnage of angles keep these stories. for you here. the choice is all to spanish find out more visit eye to eye on t.v. dogs comb. hidden sorrow. and hope for escape. barely surviving longing for a godsend. they
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like the civil rights the department of justice the office for civil rights a d.h.s.s. the f.b.i. believe it or not although they have the hate crimes unit and so on the one hand they're going in telling these communities look we represent you we are not your. i mean we want to help you protect your civil rights but on the other hand other groups within the same federal agencies are going in engaging in these arguably on lawful practices so it's creating this contradiction and it's creating a lot of distrust by minority communities so that was the topic of the hearing absolutely and i guess the logical next question is what's going to come out of us . well that's a very good question. practically there will definitely be a report the u.s. commission for civil rights always produces a report after it has hold hearings the question is will that report be based on what we discussed in the hearing today will they listen to the witnesses recommendations and suggestions and highlights of the flaws in the system and then more importantly will that report assuming that it is a
like the civil rights the department of justice the office for civil rights a d.h.s.s. the f.b.i. believe it or not although they have the hate crimes unit and so on the one hand they're going in telling these communities look we represent you we are not your. i mean we want to help you protect your civil rights but on the other hand other groups within the same federal agencies are going in engaging in these arguably on lawful practices so it's creating this contradiction and it's creating a...
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. >> reporter: civil rights leader jesse jackson paid a visit to the temple and helped paint. he says more shootings are likely taphole he unless the u.s -- to follow unless the u.s. tightens the gun laws. meanwhile eric holder will be among the speakers at today's memorial we've learned. i'm ed payne reporting. >> the condition of the police officer who was girardi in that shooting was -- injured in that shooting was upgraded yesterday to satisfactory. >>> maryland lawmaker are debating gambling for a secondary. a senate committee voted 11-1 yesterday in favor of the measure. governor o'malley says expanded gambling will generate more than $200 million. supporters want to build a ravel style casino -- las vegas style casino at national harbor in oxon hill and senate president mike miller is one of the most powerful supporters of gambling. >> if this bill passes, what you're seeing in the obama, romney ads are nothing compared to the ads you will be seeing in prince george's county if this bill passes because the people in west virginia do not want this bill to pass. because t
. >> reporter: civil rights leader jesse jackson paid a visit to the temple and helped paint. he says more shootings are likely taphole he unless the u.s -- to follow unless the u.s. tightens the gun laws. meanwhile eric holder will be among the speakers at today's memorial we've learned. i'm ed payne reporting. >> the condition of the police officer who was girardi in that shooting was -- injured in that shooting was upgraded yesterday to satisfactory. >>> maryland...
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that's up $3.43 last month. >>> they are the unnamed faces at the center of a new civil rights exhibit. experts are trying to identify thousands of people captured by a well-known african american photographer from baltimore. >> this one was 1934. >> baltimore civil rights era came earlier than many. >> he was in that crowd that was making a difference. >> henderson's collection is now at the historical society. packed in boxes and stored away. but this week the museum put his work on display. >> we got over 6,000 pictures and a few hundred prints. once i started to look through it, i was in shock. >> jennifer is cure rate for of photography. >> receiving honors and thousands others who today are name less. sdmr there are amazing photographs of people getting married that we don't know who they are. dinners. >> there's a good reason why henderson a photographer never documented the faces in his photos. >> i think it was because of that limited space that he stopped writing on his photos. >> because henderson's collection is so vast, more than 6,000 photos, created a mini collection so
that's up $3.43 last month. >>> they are the unnamed faces at the center of a new civil rights exhibit. experts are trying to identify thousands of people captured by a well-known african american photographer from baltimore. >> this one was 1934. >> baltimore civil rights era came earlier than many. >> he was in that crowd that was making a difference. >> henderson's collection is now at the historical society. packed in boxes and stored away. but this week the...
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. >> in the bay area today one of the giants of the civil rights movement commented in this case. congressman john lewis was a freedom rider and marched with dr. martin luther king he calm to talk with students and mark matthews was able to talk to him. >> congressman john lewis began by telling students where he came from. >> i grew up in on a farm in rural alabama 50 miles from montgomery. >> and how far the country has come. >> i saw sign that's said white men, colored men. >> as a child he wasn't allowed in the library, couldn't eat at the lunch counter, his parents told him that is just the way it. >> don't get in the bay. -- way. don't get in trouble. >> in 1955 he heard of rosa parks and words of martin luther king. and by 1963, he was one of the key note speakers in the march on washington. now, the last living speaker on stage the day martin luther king delivered his dream speech. >> my mother and father, my grandparents and great grandparents said don't get in trouble. don't get in the way. but i was inspired to get in trouble. to get in the way. good trouble. necessary
. >> in the bay area today one of the giants of the civil rights movement commented in this case. congressman john lewis was a freedom rider and marched with dr. martin luther king he calm to talk with students and mark matthews was able to talk to him. >> congressman john lewis began by telling students where he came from. >> i grew up in on a farm in rural alabama 50 miles from montgomery. >> and how far the country has come. >> i saw sign that's said white men,...
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do you think this is a civil rights. >> i believe marriage is the union of one man and one one. and the presidents and democrats can talk about this all they want. the fact is the american people are focused on the economy and are asking the question where are the jobs. >> so you don't think it's a civil rights issue at all? >> the senate passed their version of the violence against women's act reauthorization with bipartisan support, the house is taking up this week. if this moves forward as it often does, does it threaten to hurt republicans politically if democrats continue this being a war on women. >> this is another one of the democrat gimmicks that goes on around here. you know, there are thousands of unauthorized programs that continue to be funded through the appropriation process. this is a reauthorization of that law. it's getting a review in both the house and the senate. and a lot of that review is based on a gao study that the call for more transparency and more audits in this process. i believe it's important for the house to work -- hopefully we'll be able to do
do you think this is a civil rights. >> i believe marriage is the union of one man and one one. and the presidents and democrats can talk about this all they want. the fact is the american people are focused on the economy and are asking the question where are the jobs. >> so you don't think it's a civil rights issue at all? >> the senate passed their version of the violence against women's act reauthorization with bipartisan support, the house is taking up this week. if this...
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this movement as on why that's the civil rights movement. i talk about the symbolism of what activism of this bill is your mind should look at the darkness but the real action should be driven to work to chance. to speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world's top spy skiffy ip interviews intriguing story to tell you you. can try. to find out more visit our big don't all teeth don't call. browser's. the center's. made me sit in. take care of my daddy. a lot of those. voters a famous reuse benson play was oh my savior and my mammy ransom business. yellow gold before world war world even though we have a lot of illegal groups of the called citizens who she's also argues in the right enough my marriage was like many other marriage it wasn't forced marriage it's just muddy when i was fourteen years old you can't liberate there when you certainly can't do it through the barrel of a gun only effective social changes can be the afghans themselves afghan men and women we believe i'm going to s
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rights issue of our time the better. last year has been incredibly incredibly important showing us the potential of the internet it has to be used as a tool by the people to organize to spread information and certain cases like tunisia or egypt to help fuel revolutions but it's also highlighted the downsides how governments can stifle control all these things through censorship how when they're given the opportunity many of those show no restraint and there's also a third element comes into play in our world today and that's the role of private corporations the tech giants like google twitter facebook as well as other companies that create censoring and monitoring technologies but they and they sell to the governments so ends up being this complex web of interest power dynamics that highlight a fundamental problem people around the world need to recognize that the internet is a human creation but it's not going to remain free flowing and democratic unless we actually fight for it our guest tonight has written a book look
rights issue of our time the better. last year has been incredibly incredibly important showing us the potential of the internet it has to be used as a tool by the people to organize to spread information and certain cases like tunisia or egypt to help fuel revolutions but it's also highlighted the downsides how governments can stifle control all these things through censorship how when they're given the opportunity many of those show no restraint and there's also a third element comes into...
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. >> former secretary of state condoleezza rice has called education the civil rights shall you of our day. how would you address it. >> no, i don't agree. even though education isen inher right right, the government has failed to provide it. i believe that the current system that's in place is not working. we need to look at new and inventive ideas and some of the ideas such as looking further into private schools and into charter schools, spending and most importantly allowing parents to choose which school that their children go to instead of being restricted by location, and, timely, i would eliminate the department of education and block grant funds drctsly to the state. >> all right. what do we do with afghanistan? what is the end game? >> i think the game is over. i think we need to bring our troops home, not just from afghanistan and iraq but all around the world. i don't believe that america can -- we can no longer be the world's police force. we need to bring our troops home and concentrate on protecting us at home. >>> is the healthcare reform act really the answer? it's the
. >> former secretary of state condoleezza rice has called education the civil rights shall you of our day. how would you address it. >> no, i don't agree. even though education isen inher right right, the government has failed to provide it. i believe that the current system that's in place is not working. we need to look at new and inventive ideas and some of the ideas such as looking further into private schools and into charter schools, spending and most importantly allowing...